The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 22, 2024

Year: 2020

Murray’s role steadfast despite being ‘On the Rocks’

 2020 has been notable in that filmgoers have had to grow quite dependent on streaming services and video-on-demand outlets in order to experience the few new releases this year.  Through its first year of operation, Apple TV+ has slowly grown…

Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus unite over ‘Edge of Midnight’

Forty-five years after joining Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks continues to prove herself as one of the most influential artists of all time. Nicks, alongside Miley Cyrus, released a mash-up version of Cyrus’s “Midnight Sky” with Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen,” called…

‘Yakuza: Like a Dragon’ injects life into 15-year-old series

“Yakuza: Like a Dragon” is the tenth game in a very long running series that is intended to separate itself from the massive Yakuza franchise. While the next game chronologically, it has nothing to do with any of the previous…

Student Film Spotlight: ‘Al Dente!’

Overview The Panic Festival at Oswego Film Club specializes in horror films. This year’s winner is something of a horror comedy. “Al Dente!,” a film where  the mafia kills a man with poisoned spaghetti, leaves audiences hungry for more. The…

Semester Recap Gallery

Despite the hardships that COVID-19 has brought us, we still found time to gather virtually, enjoy ourselves, and make lasting memories with friends, faculty, and classmates. Campus photos by Nsikak Ekong | The Oswegonian Black Lives Matter Juneteenth campus march…

Beneath the Surface: Snowden builds swimming ‘legacy from nothing,’ upset with SUNYAC canceling season

NOTE: “Beneath the Surface” is a joint project of the sports departments of The Oswegonian, WNYO 88.9 FM and WTOP-10 TV. The live broadcasts can be seen and heard on select Fridays at 8 p.m, as well as on WNYO’s…

16th Annual Media Summit dissects shaky media landscape

In an event that spans months to prepare for, the Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit was held virtually on Wednesday, Oct. 28. While the summit is typically hosted in Waterman Theater, COVID-19 forced it to go fully virtual with…

Media Summit wrap up: from the co-director

In any other year of the Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit, there would be chaos running around campus trying to make sure everything was set up correctly, and panelists and career connectors were in their correct classrooms to talk…

Water bill impacts overall cost of student housing

When it comes to off-campus housing for SUNY Oswego students, one of the main differences between some leases is whether or not the water and sewer bill is included within the monthly rent. The bill, which comes directly from the…

Oswego’s cinema remains closed, lacks ‘1st-run films’

Oswego Cinema 7, the local movie theater in Oswego, has been closed since March 17 following an order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. While Cuomo allowed movie theatres outside of New York City to reopen on Oct. 23, Oswego Cinema 7…